Chicken Casserole
A chicken casserole is one of the most popular casseroles of all time. People all over the world love this casserole. The best thing about chicken casserole is that there are plenty of variations you can try with it to cook a delicious meal for you and your family.
Some of the popular chicken casserole recipes:
* Amish chicken casserole: This casserole is a delicious blend of taste and nutrition packed in on recipe. For this, you need to cook broad noodles, stir fry mushroom slices in a skillet, and all-purpose flour and stir continuously till brown. Add chicken broth and milk and stir constantly with a fork. Make sure there are no lumps. Whisk the sauce till it thickens.
Combine the sauce with cooked noodles, cooked chicken cubes, season with salt and pepper. Transfer this mixture into a casserole, sprinkle grated parmesan cheese on top and bake in a preheated oven for about 30 minutes. This is a bland recipe but you can always add few spices such as garlic, paprika or add onions in the sauce to make it tastier.
* Easy Chicken and rice casserole: This is a complete meal and is best when you want your kids to have a filling supper. You can use 1 minute rice for this recipe but the saffron yellow Spanish rice (Vigo) would be a better choice. Cook rice for 15 minutes, do not overcook. Sauté some chopped onions in butter. Place them at the bottom of the casserole. Drain water from the canned chicken (can use fresh boneless chicken pieces), combine them with cream of mushroom soup and cooked rice. Add milk and adjust consistency according to your preference. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.
Serve with cooked vegetable for a complete meal. This is a quick and easy recipe which your children will love.
* Mexican chicken casserole: This is an all time favorite among kids as well as adults as this is a superb blend of spices and chicken, Mexican style!
Sauté onions in little water until soft. Add peeled and chopped tomatoes, cooked chicken pieces, fat-free chicken broth, chili powder, salt, cumin and oregano. Boil this mixture, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes. Now spread half of this mixture on a greased casserole, tortillas, grated cheese. Repeat this layering again. Bake in a preheated oven for about 30 minutes. Uncover the casserole and sprinkle grated cheese and cook for another 5 minutes.
This chicken casserole gives you the amazing aroma of the spices used and the taste is just divine!
If you have the flair for cooking, then you are sure to come up with different recipes and create a new variation of chicken casserole to tickle your taste buds.